We began our day with seven
Jeeps led by Carl Seymour on a back-road excursion.
Even though no one got stuck we did find a little
mud and crossed a couple of open creeks. We saw
a few wild turkeys and several Pike County whitetail
deer. We returned to Pittsfield in plenty of time
for the evening meal.

The Suhre family once again
did a wonderful job of decorating the VFW while
we were gone…it
really looked festive.

The members of the VFW prepared chili and vegetable
soup for supper, along with ham salad and grilled
cheese sandwiches. We also had fabulous sweets to
snack on made by Sharon Williams.

Approximately 35 people
attended the party. We were sure glad to see that “Ma” Miller
felt well enough to make the trip and enjoy the
party
with us. We also had several new faces this year.

The gift exchange was actually
pretty calm this year…not a lot of trading.
Guess everyone got what they wanted the first time.

The Santa Claus look-alike
contest only yielded one contestant dressed in
yellow with a yellow beard.
(Wonder who that could have been?) The kids didn’t
seem to mind what color he was wearing, though, as
he passed out gifts to each child that attended.
Way to go, Santa!